Multicolor-printing press



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NEW JERSEY, assreno'a :ro rsnannra soor'r Ann DAVID J. SCOEET, EXECUTORS OF THEESTATE DIE WALTER SCOTT, DECEASED, DOING} BUSINESS ASWALTER SCOTT & COMPANY, OF

PLAINFIELD, NEW JERSEY munricoLon-rnrn'rme ranss Original application filed December 30, 1926, Serial It'o. 158,052. Divided and this application filed catcher 2, 1928. Serial No. 309,862.

This invention relates to multi-color rotary printing machines and is a division of an application filed Dec. 30, 1926, Ser. No. 158,052. a

The main object and feature of the invention is the production ofa machine, of the character indicated, in which many different products can be obtained in a variety of ways so that the full capacity of the machine may at all times be utilized, if desired. The ma chine can be'used both for regular newspaper printing and for tabloid printing or for a combination of the two. In the accompanying drawings the invention is shown in several concrete and preferred forms in which shown in Fig. 6 looking in the direction or Fig. 1 is a View in side elevation of a ma chine embodying a preferred form of invention;

Fig. 2 is a diagrammatic top plan view of the machine shown in ig. 1, with another machine similar to it placed behind it;

Fig. 3 is an enlarged diagrammatic view of the folders shown in Figs. 1 and 2 and lookin in the direction of arrow 30f Fig. 2;

ig. 4 is a view similarto F 2, but show ing the folders'facing in opposite directions;

Fig. 4. is a view similar to Fig. 4 but showin the folders of each set spaced apart; Fig. 5 is-a diagrammatic view of the folders of Fig. 4 and looking in the direction of arrow 5 of Fig. .4;

Fig. 6 is a View similar to Fig. 4: but showin the folders facing in the same direction; Fig. 7 is a view of the folder arrangement arrow7ofF1-g.6;.

Fig. 8 is a detail plan view showing one ad justment of angle bars H;

Fig. 9 is a diagrammatic view in side e'le? vation showing an adjustment of angle bars H whereby a web may be. printed in several colors on the same side, being first printed at the far side of the machine and then'at the near side and passing twice through thesame printing couple Fig. 10 is a diagrammatic top plan view of the parts shown in Fig. 9; 3

Fig. 11 is a diagrammatic side 'view of an adjustment of angle, bars whereby a web may be printed and claimed. This application is filed to cover specifically that grouping in which the cylinders are arranged end to end.

It would be a work of supererogation to point out in detail here the various web runs that maybe obtained in connection with the web or webs that pass from the couples of one set to the couples of the other set, as this is fully described in the said prior application. I shall therefore primarily deal with the grouping of printing couples into two sets plus additional'printing couples which latter may be arranged in one or two sets. In other words: I shall describe the relation of two groups of sets and shall treat of the re lation between the two sets of printing couples only so far as it may be necessary to clearly comprehend the invention claimed.

In ig. 1 is shown a plurality of printing couples, each couple including an impression and a design cylinder, said-couplesarranged in two sets spaced, with a plurality of conples in each set. The character of the printc'ouples is immaterial, so long as they are rotary members, and thedesign cylinder may be a member that prints bythe ofiset method or an ordinary plate cylinder. The-two sets of printing couples are designated respective- 'ly-by Aand B, and they'are desi nated'as a group either by AA or BB (Fig.2 That is.

mg couples are arranged in two sets and one shown in Fig. 1 would be an exact duplicate of the latter, but it will be understood respectively vary. The impression cylinders of the cou- 'nection with any of the others.

ples in set A are denoted by a to a inclusive and the complementary design cylinders are indicated by a, a, a, a, a, and, a. The corresponding cylinders in set B are marked 7) and corresponding exponents.

' Suitable inking mechanism C is associated with each printing couple, and; in accordance with standard practlce, such lnkmg mechanism is movable toward and away from the design cylinders. In the present form shown the impression cylinders of both sets face in the same direction, a feature which is of advantage under certain conditions. Any suitable means may be used to drive the printing couples. The cylinders of each couple are geared together and power may be applied either to the design cylinderor to the impression cylinder and the other member of the couple driven from its companion cylinder. In either event the impression cylinders of one set are preferably driven in a direction oppositeto that of the impression cylinders of the other set. In the present instance the impression cylinders are driven direct from the two upright shafts D and D by means of suitable bevel gears d and d; and gears (Z may be slidable on the upright shafts in a manner well understood so as to disconnect any printing couple from the driving means without disturbing the driving con- Suitable means for reversing the direction of rotation of some of the couples, are rovided, this being accomplished by slida le gears (Z on shaft D. Shafts D and D are driven from any suitable source such as power shaft D by suitable means such as bevel gears d.

E is a stand for web rolls and F, with exponents, indicates folders of suitable character. G, with exponents, indicates web turner bars adjacent set A and the folders, and H,

with exponents, indicates web turner bars. adJacent some of the printing couples of set B. Slitter's are indicated at K and K. In addition, there are suitable 'uide bars etc. which need not bedescribed 1n detail. The cylinders of the machine are preferably double-width, that is to say: four ordinary newspaper pages wide; When used for tabloid printing the pages run lengthwise of the cylinders. It is of course possible to feed four half-width webs abreast, but preferably a double width web is fed which may be slitted before printing and again after printing but before folding.-

As previously indicated, the numerous web couples of the other set to be perfected in one or more colors. By variably adjusting angle bars H and controlling the direction of rotation of the printing couples of set B it is possible to reverse the web and to print it twice'by means of the same couple or by two couples of the same set in different colors or to print and perfect said web by the same couple or by different couples in. the same set. In other words, a web can be transferred from one end of a printing couple to another and variabl associated with the product from said 0t er end. So likewise, by means, of angle bars G the products from opposite sides of the machine can be variably associated For instance the turner bars (H) may be arranged as shown in Fig. 8 where a web (single width) after being printed at one end of the machine by one couple can be led around uide bar h, over turner bar h, over guide iiar h over turner bar h, over guide bar it, and then led to another printing couple at the same end of the machine to have its other side printed. Or, as shown in Figs. 9 and 10, a-single width web coming from a roll would be led down between the cylinders, of a couple at the far end of the press and could then pass around guide bar It, angle bars h and h and guide bars h it and h thereby bringing the web to the near end of the machine with the same side up so that the same couple would print the web in two colors on one side. The web would thereafter be led to another couple and be perfected. In Figs. 11 and 12 a single width web is led from a roll down between the cylinders of a couple at the far end of the machine, thence to guide bar h, over angle bar it, guide bar h,

angle bar h and over guide bars h", h and k down between the cylinders of the same couple but at the near side of the machine and with the web inverted so that the same couple would both print and perfect the web.

Web turners G may be variously constructed and adjusted. As shown in Figs. 1, 2 and 3, each group of couples AA and BB is provided with four folders F, F F F and F F F and F and with three sets of angle bars, each set of angle bars consisting of three bars 9 g and 9. By means of these angle bars and suitable guide bars any web can be given a quarter turn and be brought in line with any folder so that the products of the sets of each group can be variably associated, and the products of the two groups can be delivered separately or together or can be combined into assemblies of the two groups are shown as facing in the opposite direction; it will be observed that in Fig. 4 a double width web is shown as being turned over angle bar 9 in which case it would be .slitted as is customary before reaching a set of folders.

The two folders comprising a set need not be close together as in Figs. 2 and 4 but may be spaced apart as shown in Figs. 4, 6 and 7, but in that event the arrangement of the angle bars would be slightly different in that there would preferably be four short angle bars 9 g, g -and in each of the three sets. In Fig. 7 there is further indicated conventional means as guide bars 9 for cross-associating the products of various folders so that the webs can be associated before or after folding. vSo far as the Web path through the two sets of a group are concerned it will be seen that each of the superposed webs travels in a substantially U-shape path, that each web crosses but once between sets l8 and A and that one or more superposed webs can be printed and perfected in one or more colors without reversal of the web or-webs between sets. The result is to make the space between A and B less crowded and therefore more accessible than is the case where a web is caused to travel back and forth a number of times between the sets. It will (be found that these features are characteristic of all the web runs, though it is not thereby intended to convey that the invention is necessarily limited thereto.

I claim 1. A printing machine including: a plurality of printing couples, each couple including an impression and a design cylinder, said couples arranged in a first set and a second setwith a plurality of couples in each set,

guides to direct a web or each of a plurality of webs through one or more couples of the first set and thereafter through one or more couples of the second set to thereby print and perfect the webor webs in one or more colors, means to bring into variably superimposed relation products from opposite ends of the couples of the first set before the webs reach the couples of the second set, additional printing couples, toprint and perfect one or more other webs in one or more colors, arrangedwith their cylinders endwise of cylinders of the fir st-mentioned couples, and other means to bring into variably superimposed relation productsfrom opposite ends of the couples of the two sets and to combine products of the couples ofthe twosets with products of the additional printing couples.

2. A printing machine including: a plu rality of pr ipting couples, each couple includ-I I ing an impression and a desi n cylinder, said couples arranged in a first set and a second set with a plurality of couples in each-set,

guides to direct a web or each of a plurality of webs through one ormore couples of the first set and thereafter through one or more couples of the second set to thereby print and perfect the web or webs in one or more colors, angle bars and guides to bring into variably superimposed relation products from opposite-ends of the couples of the first set before the webs reach the couples of the second set, addltlonal printing couples, to print and perfect one or more other webs in one or more colors, arranged with their cylinders endwise of cylinders of the first-mentioned couples, and other angle bars and guides to bring into variably superimposed relation products from opposite ends of the couples of the two sets and to combine products of the couples of the two sets with products of the additional printing couples.

3. A printing machine including: a plurality of printing coupleaeach couple including an impression and a design cylinder, said couples arranged in a first set and a second set with a plurality of couples in each set, guides to direct a. web or each of a plurality of webs through one or more couples of the first set and thereafter through one or more couples of the second set to thereby print and perfect the web or webs in one or more colors, means adjacent the couples of the first set to variably associate products from opposite ends of the couples of the first set, additional printing couples, to print and perfect one or more other webs in one or more colors, arranged with their cylinders endwise of cylinders of the first-mentioned couples, and other means to bring into variably superimposed relation products from opposite ends of the couples of the two sets and to combine products of the couples of the two sets with products of the additional printing couples.

4. A printing machine including: a plurality of-printing couples, each couple including an impression and a design cylinder, said couples arranged in a first set and a second set with a plurality of couples in each set, guides to direct a web or each of a plurality of webs through one or more couples of the first set and thereafter through one or more couples of the second set to thereby print and perfect the web or webs in one or more colors, angle bars and guides adjacent the couples of the first set to variably associate products from opposite ends'of the couples of the first set, additional printing couples, to print and perfect one or more other webs in one or more colors, arranged with their cylinders endwise of cylinders of the firstmentioned couples, and other angle bars and ity of printing couples, each couple including an impression and a design cylinder, said couples arranged in a first set and a second set with a plurality of couples in each set, guides to direct a web or each of a plurality of webs through one or more couples of the first set and thereafter through one or more couples of the second set to thereby print and perfect the Web orwebs'in one or more colors, additional printing couples to print and perfect one or more other we s in one or more colors, arranged with their cylinders endwise of cylinders of the first-mentioned couples, folders, to deliver the products of the two sets and of the additional printing couples separately or together, arranged in alinement, angle bars and guides to bring into variably from opposlte ends of the couples of the first set before the webs reach the second set, and other angle bars and guides to bring into variably superimposed relation roducts from opposite ends of the coupleso the two sets and products from opposite ends of the additiona printing couples.

6. A printing machine including: a plurality of printing couples, each couple including 4 animprcssion' and a design cylinder, said couples arranged in two groups with their cylinders end to end, each grou consisting of a first set and a second set wit a plurality of couples in .each set, guides to direct a web or each of a. luralit of webs through one or more coup es of t e first set of one group and thereafter through one or more con es of the second set of the same group to t ereby print and perfect the web or the plurality of webs .in one or more colors, guides to similarly direct a web or webs throu h theicou les of the first and second sets o the secon group, means adjacent the couples ofthe first set of one group to bring a into variably'superimposed relation products from opposite ends of said cou les ofsaid first set of said group, means a jacent the couples of the first set of the second group to similarly bring into variably superimposed relation products from o posite ends of: said couples of said first set 0? said second group, and other means, associated with each group, to bring into variably superimposed relation products from opposite ends of the cou les of the two sets of each group and to associate. the products of both groups.

7 A printing machine including: a plurality of printing couples, each couple including an impression. and a. design cylinder, said couples arranged in two groups withtheir cylinders end to end, each group consisting of'a first set and a second set with a pluralit of couples in each set, guides to direct a web or each of a plurality of webs through one or more couples of the first set of one group and thereafter through one or more couples of the second set of the same group to thereby print superimposed relation products 7 of the first set of .one group to bring into variably superim osed relation products from opposite end of said couples of said first set of said group, angle barsamd guides adjacent the couples of the first set of the second group to similarly bring into variably superimposed relation products from opposite ends of said couples of said first set of said second group, and other angle bars and guides, associated with each group, to bring into variably superimposed relation roducts from opposite ends of the couples 0 thetwo sets of each group and to associate the products of'both groups.

8. A printing machine including: a plurality of printlng couples, each couple in-- cluding an impression and a design cylinder, said cou les arranged in two groups with their cylinders end to end, each group consisting of a first set and a second set with a plurality of couples in each set, guides to direct a web or each of avplurality of webs through one or more con lesof the first set of one group and 'therea or through one or more couples of the second set of the same group to thereby print and perfect the web or the plurality of webs in one or more colors, guides to similarly direct a web or webs throu 'h the couples ofi the first and second sets of the second group, folders to deliver the product of the two groups separately or toether, means adjacent the couples of the rst set of one group to bring into variably superimposed relation products from opposite ends of said couples of said first set of said group, means adjacent the couples of the first set of the second group to similarly bring into variably superimposed relation products from opposite ends of said couples of said first set of said second group, and other means associated with each group, to bring into variably superimposed relation products from opposite ends of the couples of the two sets of each group and 'to associate the products of both groups. I 9. A printing machine including: a pluralityof printing couples, each couple including an impression and a design cylinder, said couples arranged in two groups with their cylinders end to end, each group consisting of a first set and .a second set with a plurality of couples in each set, guides to direct a-web or each of a plurality of webs through one or more couples of the first set of one grou ' to similarly direct a web or webs through the v couples of the first and second sets of the.

opposite ends of said couples of said first set of said group, angle bars and guides adjacent the couples of the first set of the second group to similarly bring into variably superimposed relation products from opposite ends of said couples of said "first set of said second group, and other angle bars and guides associated with each group, to bring into variably superimposed relation products from opposite ends of the couples of the two sets of each group and to associate the products of both groups.

10. A printing machine including: a plurality of printing couples, each couple in-.

cluding an impression and a design cylinder, said couples arranged in two groups with their cylinders end to end, each group con sisting of a first set and a second set with a plurality of couples in each set, guides to direct a web or each of a plurality of webs through one or more couples of the first set of one group and thereafter through one or more couples of the second set of the same group, to thereby print and perfect the web or the plurality of webs in one or more colors, guides to similarly direct a web or webs through the couples of the first and second sets of the second group, right angle folders to deliver the product of the two groups sep arately or together, means adjacent the couples of the first set of one group to bring into variably superimposed relation products from opposite ends of said couples of said first set of said group, means adjacent the couples of the first set of the second group to similarly bring into variably superimposed relation products from opposite ends of said couples of said first set of said second group, and other means associated with each group, to bring into variably superimposed relation products from opposite ends of the couples of the two sets of each group and to associate the products of both groups.

11. A printing machine including: a plurality of printing couples, each couple including an impression and a design cylinder, said couples arranged in two groups with their cylinders endto' end, each group consisting of a first set and a second set with a plurality of couples in each set, guides to direct a web or each of a pluralityof webs through one or more couples of the first set of one group and thereafter through one or more couples of the second setiof the same group, to thereby print and perfect the web or the plurality of webs in one or more colors, guides to sinnlarly direct a web or Webs through the couples 7 of the first and secondsets of the second group, right angle folders to deliver the productof the two groups separately or together,

angle bars and guldes adjacent the couples .of the first set of one group to bring into into variably superimposed relation products from opposite ends of the couples of the two sets of each group and to associate the products of both groups.

12. A printing machine including: a plurality of printing couples, each couple including an impression and a design cylinder, said couples arranged in two sets, spaced apart, with a plurality of couples in each set, the impression cylinders of all the couples of both sets facing in the same direction, guides to direct a web or each of a plurality of superposed websthrough one or more couples of one set and thereafter, without reversal of the web or websbetween sets, througlione or more couples of the other set to therebyprint and perfect the web or the plurality of webs in one or more colors, additional printing couplcs, to print and perfect one or more other webs in one or more colors, arranged with their cylinders endwise of the cylinders of the cluding an impression and a design cylinder,

said couples arranged in two sets, spaced apart, with a plurality of couples in each set, the impression cylinders of'all the couples of both sets facing in the same direction, guides to direct a web or each of a plurality of superposed webs through one or more couples of one set and thereafter, without reversal ofthe web or webs between sets, through one or more couplesof the other set to thereby print and perfect the web or the plurality of weI. in one or more colors, additional printing couples, to print and perfect one or more other webs in one or more colors, arranged with their cylinders endwise of the cylinders of the couples in the two sets, and folders to deliver the products of the two sets and of the additional printing couples separately or together in the form of a variable number of assemblies variably combined.

1a A printing machine including: a plurality of printing couples, each couple including an impression and a design cylinder, said couples arranged in two sets, spaced apart, with a plurality of couples in each set, the impression cylinders of all the couples of both sets facing in the same direction, guides. to direct a web or each of 'a plurality of super,

posed webs through one or more couples of one set and thereafter, without reversal of the web or webs between sets, through one or more couples of the other set to thereby print and perfect the web or the plurality of webs in one or more colors, additional printing couples, to print and perfect one or more other webs in one or more colors, arranged'with their cylinders endwise of the cylinders of the couples in the two sets, and right-angle folders to deliver the products of the two sets and of the additional printing couplesseparately or together.

15. A printing machine including: a plurality of printing couples, each couple ineluding an impression and a design cylinder,

said couples arranged in two sets, spaced apart, with aplurality of couples in each set, I the impression cylinders of all the couples of both sets facing in the same direction, guides to direct a web or each of a plurality of superposed webs through one or more couples of one set and thereafter, wlthout reversal of the web or webs between sets, through one or more couples of the other set to thereby print and perfect the web or the plurality of webs in one or more colors, additional printing couples, to print and perfect one or more other webs in one or more colors, arranged with theircylinders endwise of the c linders of the couples ilrthe two sets, and rig t-angle folders to deliver the products of the two sets and of the additional printing couples sepav direct a web or webs through the couples of the first and second sets of the second group, folders -to deliver the product of the two groups separately or together, angle bars and guides adjacent the couples of the first set of one group to bring into variably superimposed relation products from opposite ends of said couples of said first set of said group, angle bars and guides adjacent the couples of the first set of the second group to similarly bring into variably superimposed relation products from opposite ends of said couples of said first set of said second group, and other angle bars and guides associated with each group, to associate the products of both groups. 4

Signed at Plainfield, in the county of Union and State of New Jersey, this 23rd day of August, 1928. v

' I DAVID J. SCOTT.

rately or together in the form of a-variable number of assemblies variably combined.

16. A printing machine including: a plurality of printing couples, each couple including an impression and a design cylinder, said couples arranged in two groups with their cylinders end to end, eachgroup consistingof a first set and a second set with a plurality of couples in each set, guides to direct a web or each of a plurality of -webs through one, or more couples of the first set of one group and thereafter through one or more couples of the second set ofthe same group to thereby print and perfect the web or the-plurality of webs in one or more colors, guides to similarly direct a web or webs through the couples of the first and second sets of the second group,

.folders to deliver the product of the two groups separately or together, means adjacent the couples of the first set of one group to bring into variably superimposed relation products from opposite ends of said couples of said first set of said group, means adjacent the couples of the first set of the second group to similarly bring into-variably 1 superimposed relation products from opposite ends of said couples of said first set of said second group, and other means as sociated with each group, to associate the products of both groups.

17. A'printing machine including: a plurality of printing couples, each couple includ- 

